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The biggest LED screen in Kuwait

2012-02-15 Comments off

What’s the biggest LED screen you have ever seen? 60″ ? 150″? Well during my visit to AlHamra Mall, I saw the biggest and tallest LED screen in Kuwait measuring 14 meters X 11 meters, can you imagine the size?

Its also a High Definition and High Resolution and will be used to display fashion shows, cinema ads, and videos about Al Hamra. Some of the brands at the Hamra Mall include Hermes, GUCCI Cafe, BiCERistorante, Le Sushi Bar, Mouawad jewelry, kate spade fashion store and others. Can’t wait for the opening of the Mall!

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Review: WIMD Internet Service Provider

2012-02-10 Comments off

A team from the new ISP in Kuwait WIMD came over to my house to fix their service so I could try it and give back my feedback.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8sNEVbUY5E

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As mentioned in my previous post WIMD established a wireless network covering all Kuwait to transfer the data, unlike traditional DSL that uses landlines. Some people questioned if they have a license to operate as ISP but from what I understood from them is that they have frequency 5.4 to 5.8 GHz & 2.4 to 2.8 GHz reserved for them from Ministry of Comm. to use.

They drive their Internet bandwidth from KEMS, QualityNet, GulfNet, and soon from Fasttelco which according to them will help keep the service up at all times. Their team went up to the roof of my house and started to locate the nearest Base Station, I live in Qadisiya so they said Hawally Central was the best, then they fixed the antenna (Signal receiver) and made testing and wiring from the antenna to the wireless Cisco router in my room.

I must say their team was fully equipped and experienced, they provided me with 20 Mbps which is their highest bandwidth speed. 

After we had the wireless router fixed and turned-on we set the connection and did speed and ping tests, I used their servers along with other servers for the testing; download gave 16-18 Mbps and upload gave 14-16 Mbps while ping test gave 12 ms on average.

The first thing came to my mind is try HD YouTube videos and huge Torrent files, I was excited how 1080p videos ran smoothly but I noticed on torrent that am getting about 600 Kbps download speed but I should get 2.2 Mbps, they explained that this is because they are many signal interference in Hawally due to some people using their frequencies illegally, they also have this issue in Subhan area.

They have no cap or download limit and provide 24/7 trouble-shooting. My experience was positive but we wish if they resolve the signal interference issue to get the full potential.

Phone: 22475841 / 22475842

Website

 We wish to thank WIMD for giving us the chance to review their service.

 

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Hands-on the first PS Vita in Kuwait

2012-02-05 Comments off

A friend of mine told me that PS Vita tester is now available at X-Cite stores, I can see the high resolution graphics which is a lot better than the older PSP model, also the handheld ergonomic design and simple menu, but don’t you think that the era of handheld specialized for gaming is over? 

I think smartphones and tablet computers now have powerful processors and a lot of memory to run high resolution games so I think SONY is a little late here. Anyhow, the PS Vita is now available for pre-orders and two versions are available:

16 GB WiFi for KD120 and 16 GB WiFi + 3G for KD147

Thanks []

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9NO4GIngu0

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WIMD: New Internet service provider in Kuwait

2012-02-04 Comments off

Do you think we have enough ISP’s in Kuwait? Currently we have Kems, GulfNet, Fasttelco, QualityNet, mada, and now there’s a new company called WIMD that has just joined the market.

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I had the chance to talk with their representative who explained to me their concept; basically they have established a wireless network covering all Kuwait to transfer the data, unlike traditional DSL that uses landlines.

They also said users will get dedicated bandwidth so that bandwidth speed is maintained at all times, they are targeting high speed Internet market. 

Above table shows their prices per year and they admit that their prices are higher than the current market prices but when quality is concerned they are the best. Hopefully I’ll be able to test them soon so I could give you my detailed feedback.

Phone:  22475841 / 22475842

Website

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The fastest Internet in Kuwait

2012-02-01 Comments off

Imagine that you can download 24 GB Blu-ray movie in less than a minute, how would that feel? I came across this new Internet service by QualityNet so-called VDSL 2 with speed up to 100 Mbps, I tested it on Speedtest.net and it was really fast.

They said it will be available in two weeks with a cost exceeding K.D 1700/year, I can imagine the look on your face when you saw the figure. :)

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Disappointment with InfoConnect 2012

2012-01-31 Comments off

I paid InfoConnect expo a little visit this morning to see if there’s anything interesting to see or if there are special offers to get, but frankly I was disappointed. All I saw were the same Hawally shops plus telecom and ISP’s with some offers.

There were some good offers but nothing major, so if you are looking for latest techno news or products InfoConnect is surely not the right place for you. I brought you the internet yearly offers, hope this helps.

As you can see the offers are almost the same so if you are to choose which ISP then focus on the customer care and service integrity.

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InfoConnect 2012 expo

2012-01-28 Comments off

Tomorrow will mark the first day for Kuwait’s most popular electronics/telecom expo, InfoConnect, at Kuwait International Fair and extends for a week.

I always enjoyed visiting InfoConnect expo where people could find really great deals, but I’ve noticed in the recent years that its not like before, we want to see the latest things technology has reached plus more variety and more companies.

When: January 29th till February 4th 
Where: Kuwait International Fair – Mishref.
Time: 9:00am – 1pm, 4:30pm – 9pm

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PlayStation Vita pre-orders start in Kuwait

2012-01-20 Comments off

I was checking X-Cite online shopping and saw that the pre-orders for the new PlayStation Vita has started. There are two versions 16 GB WiFi for KD120 and 16 GB WiFi + 3G for KD147.

The PS Vita comes with game Uncharted: Golden Abyss, I tried to pre-order it from Amazon for $300 (81 KD + shipping charge) but I’ll need to use Aramex.

Below is an unboxing video made by X-Cite:

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RIM: BlackBerry’s #1 smartphone in Kuwait

2012-01-19 Comments off

Last night we got invited from Research In Motion (RIM) for an exclusive bloggers seminar at Marina Hotel.

RIM  started with highlighting very interesting facts such as:

-BlackBerry’s still the No.1 smartphone in Kuwait.

-BlackBerry packages in Kuwait are the lowest in the region.

-BBM is still the most secured messenger and the most used by governments.

-BlackBerry subscribers has doubled (120% increase) in the Middle East.

-AppWorld has over 36,000 applications since it was launched in May 2011.

RIM’s representative then gave us a sneak peek on BlackBerry’s latest OS 7.1 features such as:

-FM Radio: Users can share music.

-Wi-Fi Hotspot: Up to 5 devices can share WiFi connectivity.

-NFC-enabled: Users can share media files, information, URLS instantly by tapping NFC-Enabled BlackBerry phones.

-Ability to use Android applications on BlackBerry.

RIM also shown us their latest smartphones and said that BlackBerry PlayBook will receive many enhancements on the software soon.

We wish to thank RIM for their invitation and we brought you more pictures from the Seminar.

 

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Free WiFi spots in Kuwait

2011-12-25 Comments off

I know that 99% of us already have some sort of Internet access, but its great to see that more and more places in Kuwait are offering free WiFi access. 

It’s a shame how some places still charge for WiFi access, I believe all malls, classy cafe’s and restaurants, hotels, government buildings and ministries should provide free internet access, come on its 2012!

Note: These are some spots that offers free WiFi, if you know more be my guest. 

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Blast from the past: My Floppy Disks games

2011-12-02 Comments off

Today while organizing my antiques I found that I still got games on floppy disks stored from the early 90′s, I’m sure you are all familiar with them. I had over 1000′s of them, can you imagine that a single DVD has more storage capacity than all those floppy disks.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZXFGHv5_1I

So who wants to play street fighter? :)

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Samsung Galaxy Note تجربتي للجهاز الجديد

2011-11-16 Comments off

سنحت لي الفرصة بتجربة الجهاز الجديد “سامسونغ جالكسي نوت” الذي طرحته شركة فيفا للاتصالات اليوم في الكويت. الجهاز يجمع ما بين عالم الهواتف الذكية وعالم الاجهزة اللوحية  (آي باد, جالكسي تاب) وبه العديد من المواصفات الرائعة.ا

لاحظت ان الشاشة كبيرة بحجم 5.3 بوصة ذات وضوح عالي وكثافة X  800 ء1280 بالاضافة الى معالج ثنائي المعالجة بسرعة 1.4 جيجاهرتز وبذلك يكون اسرع من الآي فون 4 اس وكذلك سامسونغ جالكسي اس 2, وكاميرا بدقة 8 ميغابكسل وكامرة امامية 2 ميغابكسل وتسجيل فيديوا عالي الجودة وبطارية تمتد ل 9 ساعات.ا

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وكذلك يوجد قلم يمكن استخدامه للكتابة والرسم على شاشة اللمس واعتقد هذا هو سبب تسميته “سامسونغ نوت”, الجهاز يعتمد على نظام الاندرويد 2.3.5  وهو جيد عند الاستخدام. من سلبيات الجهاز انه حجمه كبير نسبيا لبعض الناس ووزنه اثقل (178 غرام) من الهواتف الذكية.ا

التقييم: 4\5

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Old is gold: Retro-handset for iPhone

2011-11-12 Comments off

While checking out the new stuff at Virgin Megastore, which is way bigger than the one in Kuwait, I found this cool retro-handset for iPhone and iPad. I tried it and the voice quality was good so I bought it.

Anything to bring back the 80′s. :)

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A stroll through Dragon Mart

2011-11-11 Comments off

I always heard about the Dragon Mall in Dubai but I never visited it, today I deicded to check it out. The mall is really big and contains all sort of Chinese stuff such electronics, phones, clothes, accessories, food, toys, furniture..etc at very competitive prices.

The bargaining part is essential in this mall, I really enjoyed my time but I hated the shop names ! I brought you some cool stuff that I saw.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8lZdGOJYl8

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